SERZH SARGSYAN: ARMENIA HIGHLY APPRECIATES ENHANCED TIES WITH US

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
09.06.2009 18:19 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Armenia highly appreciates enhanced ties with United
States, emphasizing the efforts and resources invested in spheres of
developing economy, strengthening nationality and ensuring stability
in the region, RA President Serzh Sargsyan said during the meeting
with Philip Gordon, US Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasian
Affairs. Congratulating the diplomat on his new appointment, President
characterized his visit as a proper occasion for discussing further
development of Armenian-American relations. In his turn, Philip Gordon
said it was his first foreign visit after assuming the new post. With
regard to Armenian-Turkish relations, he noted that Ankara attaches
great importance to further extension of Armenian-American ties,
focusing particularly on regional development issues.

Parties also focused on Armenian-Turkish ties normalization process,
noting its historic importance and mutual advantage. Touching upon
Karabakh settlement process, President Sargsyan introduced the history
of the problem, reiterating Armenia’s commitment to peaceful decisions
and Madrid proposals, RA President’s press service reports.